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Welcome

ContentsContentsTheater .............................................................................3

Local Galleries................................................................4

Left Field..............................................that’s right here

HAPPENINGS – Up Close ......................3-12, 22-27

Special Visual Art Section..............................13-20

A Month at a Glance ..........................................28-31

Family Friendly Fun ...................................................32

Just Curious: Tracy Davis ..............................33-36

Historic Happenings: Susan Hvistendahl....38-44

Clubs, Classes and More..........................................42

Dining.............................................................................43

Sports..............................................................................43

Take the Eat Local Challenge! Did you know that an average meal travels an estimated 1,300 miles from farmto fork? That’s from here to Texas! Eating locally produced food is good for thelocal economy, your health, the environment and our local farmers.

If you want to experiment with just how local you can eat, Just Food Co-opencourages you to take the Eat Local Challenge! The Challenge is to eat 80 per-cent of your food from the five-state area for one month beginning Aug. 15.There will be a signup poster in the store and the first 150 people to sign up totake the Challenge will receive a free button. The Co-op will provide menuideas during the Challenge to help you be successful. And then celebrate yoursuccess at a Harvest Festival in the Just Food parking lot on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Celebratethe Arts inNorthfield

ArtSwirlEvents

Aug. 5-10See pages 7-12


Theaterget them to behave. One day, MissNelson comes up missing. The stu-dents’ moment of satisfaction in suc-cessfully driving Miss Nelson away dis-solves when substitute teacher ViolaSwamp enters the classroom.Inundated with homework and nostory time the kids quickly realize howmuch they miss Miss Nelson. You won’tbelieve the lengths to which they’ll goto find her. Join us to see whether ornot the students get Miss Nelson backor if they have to survive with ViolaSwamp! You won’t want to miss it! $11,$7 for children 12 and under.

The Merry Wives of WindsorAug. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 • 7 p.m.Central Park StageThis is one of the great Shakespearecomedies. The themes of this zany playinclude love and marriage, jealousyand revenge, class and wealth. Sir JohnFalstaff tries to dupe two wives ofwealthy merchants in the town ofWindsor. Instead, the ladies turn thetables on Falstaff, and he gets his justdeserts – several times over. Falstaff isone of the most memorable andmirthful of all the comic characterscreated by Shakespeare. This is an out-door performance. If stormy weatherthreatens, call 507/645-8877 one hourbefore the show to check for cancella-tion. If a show is canceled, those ticketsmay be used for any remaining per-

formance of this play. Thefinal performance will

have an alternate indoor location incase of rain. There are no refunds oncanceled performances. Tickets canalso be purchased at the door, ratherthan in advance. Tickets are $10 foradults and $7 for students.

Miss Nelson is MissingAug. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 • 7:30 p.m.Aug. 3 • 2 p.m.Bahl Family Auditorium, ParadiseCenter for the Arts, Faribault The kids in Room 207 are the worstkids in school. Their well-meaning,frazzled teacher, Miss Nelson, just can’t

Merry Wivesrehearsal

STRANGE (and often rambling) BUT TRUE FACTOIDSOr perhaps simply fodder for your next cocktail partyBy Sherri Faye ©2008

What is Art? As an artist and a writer I have a deep appreciationfor the vast array of styles, medium, skill level and creativeeffort I come across. I took a class at the U a couple of years agoentitled “Why Art Matters.” It was a great class taught by Prof.Frederick M. Asher, and worth every cent of tuition and fees.During the course of this course there was occasional, and oftenengaging discourse, as we were presented with any number ofimages and asked to entertain whether or not we consideredthem to be art, and why. These images ranged from ornatecarvings on Buddhist stupas and Renaissance paintings to beeradvertisements and photos of living rabbits that appeared tohave been genetically altered in order to have phosphorescentyellow fur (I’m not kidding). Ultimately the lessons culminatedin the anthropological and historical understanding of justexactly why art does matter. In my estimation and experience as

both artist and collector, the definition of art lies somewherebetween the artist’s intent and inspiration and the beholdersappreciation based on degree of impact, understanding andinterpretation of the piece. I embrace the work of all who dareto create. ArtSwirl offers a vast array of art to be viewed, experi-enced, appreciated, discussed and reacted to… it is the perfectopportunity to stretch your view of art and ask yourself whyyou like something…or not, and are you willing to call it arteven if it’s not something you would hang over your mantle orhave poking out of your garden? Grab the gray area that liesbetween intent and reaction, and reach into yourself to see whatcomes out! You just may find more than you are looking for atArtSwirl! And, who knows, you just might break the rules andhang brave new art above, say the stove instead of the couch, orutilize a garden sculpture as a hood ornament? Who knows?!

Perhaps I will see you at ArtSwirl. And if you are driving offwith a 3-foot stack of metal cubes as a hood ornament, I willknow we either have great minds that think alike, or youread my column!


ArtOnWater 217 S. Water St. • 786-9700artonwater.comSummer art shows, hours varyChARTdonnay Thursdays, 5-9 p.m.

ArtOrg Moving Walls Gallery200 Division St. • 645-2555 artorg.info

Grezzo Gallery16 Bridge Sq. • 581-2161grezzogallery.com

Curtis Ingvoldstad, wood sculptureRobert McCall, gelatin silver printsEli & Melody Libson, acrylic paintings Bartsart – Warnholtz, Sommers and more

Northfield Arts Guild304 Division St. • 645-8877www.northfieldartsguild.org

Meg Ojalla and Ron Gallas – “Working it Out,” photographic andceramic art, with Doug Foxgrover (digitalmixed media) in the Other Room.

Swag423 Division St. • 663-8870

Pogos – small bears made of “up-cycled”cashmere and wool sweaters in SouthCarolina and Designer Deerheads by Jen Khushyn, San Antonio, Tex.

Carleton College Art GalleryOne N. College St. • 646-4469carleton.edu/campus/galleryCheck website for upcoming exhibits.

The Flaten Art MuseumDittmann Center1520 St. Olaf Ave. • 646-3556stolaf.edu/depts/art/Closed through August.

Paradise Center for the ArtsCarlander Family Gallery321 Central Ave., Faribault • 332-7372paradisecenterforthearts.org

Annual members showReception Aug. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Grezzo Gallery took it to the streets in ‘07

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1

The Merry Wives ofWindsor • 7 p.m.Central Park StageSee page 3.

Miss Nelson isMissing • 7:30 p.m.Bahl FamilyAuditorium, FaribaultSee page 3.

Blue MoonThe Contented CowLocal musicians WendyNordquist, Jerry Johnson, LanceHeisler and Ross Currier play 100years of American roots music.Some might say country, somemight say folk, and others wouldsay acoustic rock.

Norwegian CowboyThe Tavern LoungeOld-school country, samba, ’80s rock, alt-country, alt-rock,alternator, altimeter and more. Sketchy yet humorous pro-nunciation of foreign languages. Come on down, Hoss!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

The Merry Wives of Windsor • 7 p.m.Central Park StageSee page 3.

Miss Nelson is Missing • 7:30 p.m.Bahl Family Auditorium, FaribaultSee page 3.

Spruce Top Review The Contented CowEclectic repertoire of urban folk that may be familiar andobscure. Interpretations of folks like John Prine, Steve Earle,Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Irish music and more.

Mark MrazFroggy BottomsForget about life for a whilewith the piano man. From BillyJoel to Kermit the Frog – Mraztickles the ivories and entertainsrequests from the audience.

Cam WatersThe Tavern LoungeCam Waters has spent the last 20-odd years crisscrossing thecountry and honing his unique style on the stages of coffee-houses, clubs, concert halls and festivals. Music writersacross the country and in Europe consistently commend hisunderstated, expressive singing and his simple yet inventivefingerstyle and slide guitar playing.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3

Miss Nelson is Missing • 2 p.m.Bahl Family Auditorium, FaribaultSee page 3.

Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented CowJoin in on discussions concerning local issues atthis “lightly moderated” open forum. For infor-mation on topics, go to www.contentedcow.com.


HAPPENINGS

Merry Wivesrehearsal

The Merry Wives of Windsor 7 p.m.Central Park StageSee page 3.

Northern Roots Session • 7:30 p.m. The Contented CowAn informal weekly gathering ofmusicians and friends who love toplay acoustic music with roots in thenorth, particularly the Nordic coun-

tries. Participants and listeners of all ages and levels of expe-rience are welcome. The musical environment is supportive,non-competitive and generally very laid back.

MONDAY, AUGUST 4

Nordic Jam • 7-9 p.m.The Ole Café This weekly open acoustic jam sessionplays from the Nordic countries and theirimmigrant communities in NorthAmerica. Plenty of dance music.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5

ArtSwirl: NDDC Forum • 8 a.m.Archer House Lower Level Conference RoomThe forum is titled, “Developing an Arts and CulturePlatform in the 2008 Mayoral Elections.”

Blue Grass and Old Time Jam Session • 7:30-10 p.m.The Contented Cow This ongoing event is for bluegrass and old-time musiciansof all levels, cultivating an inclusive atmosphere of musi-cians and an evening of entertainment for the audience.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6

ArtSwirl: Noontime Organ Recital12:15-12:45 p.m.Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton Featuring Rev. Richard Collman.

ArtSwirl: Books and Stars – Hans Mayer • 7 p.m.Northfield Public PoolHumorous, ear-tickling, child-oriented music with an irre-sistible sense of play! Free swim night beginning at 6 p.m.,show starts at 7 p.m. Rain site: Northfield High School audi-torium. For information, call 507/645-6606.

ArtSwirl: Summer Sonnets Writers’ Night • 7:30 p.m.Central Park StageLocal writers read their prose, poetry and plays in an out-door atmosphere in this juried reading sponsored by theNorthfield Arts Guild.

Scott BravoThe Contented Cow


HAPPENINGS Sunday, Aug. 3 continued

Northern Roots Session

Scott Bravo

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 – ARTSWIRL

ArtSwirl: Japanese Garden TourNoonBehind Watson Hall, corner of 1st andMaple streets, CarletonAn informative and contemplativehour at the Garden of Quiet Listening(Jo Ryo-En). Selected by the Journal

of Japanese Gardening as one of the top 10 Japanese gardensin the U.S. Tour will be led by Bardwell Smith.

John Falck Memorial Golf TournamentShotgun start 1 p.m.Northfield Golf ClubPut on by the Three Links Care Center. For more informa-tion, contact Deb Carpenter at 507/664-8867.

ArtSwirl: Wood Sculpture Demonstration • 4-7 p.m.Special guest appearance 6 p.m.Bridge SquareArtist and wood sculptor Curtis Ingvoldstad will use moderntools including chainsaws, grinders and torches to create asculpture commissioned for this year’s ArtSwirl. Carving willtake place on Bridge Square over the course of the four-dayweekend. An international competitor, Ingvoldstad’s sculpturescan be found on public display throughout the Twin Cities. Hiswork will be featured throughout August at Grezzo Gallery.Sponsored in part by the Defeat of Jesse James Days committee.

ChARTdonnay Thursday • 5-8 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryTake in the art while enjoying acomplimentary glass of wine andlocal co-op cheese.

ArtSwirl Kick-off Party6-9:30 p.m.Bridge SquareAn evening of fun for the whole family: unveiling of theArtSwirl wood sculpture; break dance performance by theLost Boyz Crew; arts & crafts activities for kids sponsored bythe Northfield Entertainment Guide, The Rare Pair, SistersUgly, The Sketchy Artist, Sweet Pea’s Toys and Treats andWomen & Kids on Division; “Edible Art” Walk – like a cakewalk but with fancy desserts, sponsored by the Ole Café; astreet dance (see page 10) featuring Craig Ebel & DyVersaCo;food and beverage sold by Sweet Pea’s Toys & Treats, Tiny’sDogs All Day and the Senior Center Popcorn Wagon.

ArtSwirl: The Merry Wives of Windsor • 7 p.m.Central Park StageSee page 3.

ArtSwirl: Bridge Chamber Music Festival Concert 1 7:30 p.m.Urness Recital Hall, St. OlafMusic of Shulbert, Brahms, Martinu and Mozart, performedby Chris and Brenda Atzinger, David Carter, Andrea Een,Jill Mahr, Kent McWilliams and Hector Valdivia. Tickets:$5, available by calling the Northfield Arts Guild, 507/645-8877, and at the door.


ChARTdonnay Thursday


Miss Nelson isMissing 7:30 p.m.Bahl FamilyAuditorium,FaribaultSee page 3.

ArtSwirl: Ballet on the Cannon River • 6:30 p.m.Third Street pedestrian bridge over the Cannon RiverSettle in along the Riverwalk or grab a seat and a cold drinkon the back deck of The Contented Cow as the NorthfieldArts Guild ArtSwirl Ballet Workshop Performers presentballet dances choreographed by Shari Setchell.

ArtSwirl: The Merry Wivesof Windsor • 7 p.m.Central Park StageSee page 3.

Miss Nelson is Missing 7:30 p.m.Bahl Family Auditorium,FaribaultSee page 3.

ArtSwirl: Storytelling – Real Lives Aloud • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterTrue personal stories, from humorous to dramatic, revivethe art of the oral tradition. (Not suitable for children.)Tickets $5, available at the door.

ArtSwirl: Middle Eastern Dance Performance • 8 p.m.Chapati Indian RestaurantEnjoy an evening of dinner and dance as Inara presents“Journey to the Oasis.” Call 507/645-2463 for reservations.

ArtSwirl: Meredith Fierke CD Release Event • 8 p.m.The Grand Event CenterThe critically acclaimedsinger/songwriter MeredithFierke, celebrates the releaseof her debut CD, “TheProcession,” with specialguest Scaredy Cat Blackie.Tickets $8, available atSisters Ugly, 507/645-2376,and at the door.

Marty Anderson & The GoodsThe Contented CowAcoustic, electric, classic rock andcountry alternative with a song listthat spans the decades: Dylan,Young, Springsteen, Wilco, Beatles,Hiatt, Ryan Adams and SteveEarle. Band members are: Martin,Michael and Colin Anderson,Paul DeLong and Andy Ebling.

Tony NewesThe Tavern Lounge

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 – ARTSWIRL

ArtSwirl: Wood Sculpture Demonstration • 10 a.m.-9 p.m.Bridge SquareSee Aug. 7 for details.

ArtSwirl: Street Dance 7:30-9:30 p.m.Bridge SquareCelebrate the arts with the pop-ular polka band, DyVersaCo,one of Minnesota’s best-lovedpolka bands, performing a vari-ety of music from polkas,

waltzes and schottisches to country, Cajun and ’50s rock-n-roll.Ebel is the host of AM radio’s very popular “It’s Polka Time!”

Down Lo • 9:30 p.m.The Rueb-n-Stein, upstairsPersonal and spiritual release through music. The band hasbeen known to play for hours without breaks and give theirall in every live performance. $3 cover. 21+.

Todd Thompson TrioThe Tavern LoungeLocal acoustic music.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 – ARTSWIRL

ArtSwirl: Wood Sculpture Demonstration • 10 a.m.-9 p.m.Bridge SquareSee Aug. 7 for details.

ArtSwirl: Noontime Organ Recital • 12:15-12:45 p.m. Northfield United Methodist ChurchPerformance by Rev. Marilyn Schempp.

Art Opening Reception • 5:30-7:30 p.m.Carlander Family Gallery, Paradise Center for the Arts,FaribaultAnnual members show.


HAPPENINGS Thursday, Aug. 7 continued

DyVersaCo

Marty Anderson

The Merry Wives rehearsal


ArtSwirl: Artists’ Festival and Market • Noon-9 p.m.Bridge SquareMarket: Noon-6 p.m.; stage performances: 1-9 p.m.A day-long event celebrating creations of local and regionalestablished and emerging artists. Stage performers include:The Northfield Arts Guild Mexican Folkloric and TappersDance Groups; Singing duo, Christina Schwietz and PeterWebb; dance by The Jewels of the Nile: “Caravan: From theMiddle East to the Midwest”; contemporary Nordic folkgroup, Scandium; folk rockers, Blue Moon; alt-country rootsrockers, Marty Anderson & the Goods; and jazzed rockimprov trio, Jellystone Yogi. Food/beverage vendors on site.

ArtSwirl: Downtown Gallery and Studio Crawl • 6-9 p.m.Downtown NorthfieldCheck out the latest gallery shows and tour the personal stu-dios of downtown artists, including:

❏ ArtOrg Print Studio, 314 Division St., lower level,featuring “Twenty Views of Dundas”

❏ ArtOnWater, 217 S. Water St.❏ Barefoot Studio, 418 Division St., featuring Carla

Thompson (acrylic painting)❏ Phil Daniel Architectural Stained Glass, 101 E. Fifth

St., Suite 209 (enter at rear of building)❏ Grezzo Gallery, 16 Bridge Square, featuring wood

sculptor Curtis Ingvoldstad❏ Kirsten Johnson & Barbara Zaveruha, 105 E. Fifth St,

(acrylic painting/graphite drawing)❏ The Key, Northfield Union of Youth, 303 S. Water St.,

featuring area youth❏ Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., featuring

“Working It Out” – recent work by Ron Gallas (ceram-ics) & Meg Ojala (photography)

❏ Karen Oiseth, 105 E. Fifth St. (acrylic painting)❏ Right Brain Ventures, 305 S. Water St., featuring Barb

Matz (mixed media)❏ swag, fine & funky art, 423 Division St. S.❏ Women’s Art Share Studio, 101 E. Fifth St., Suite 305,

featuring Sue Hammes-Knopf (jewelry/beadwork) andMary Rose Gondeck (painting/drawing)

ArtSwirl: The Merry Wives ofWindsor • 7 p.m.Central Park StageSee page 3.

Todd Thompson & Friends • 7-9 p.m.Hogan Brothers Acoustic Café

Miss Nelson is Missing • 7:30 p.m.Bahl Family Auditorium, FaribaultSee page 3.

Matt Arthur & the Bratlanders The Tavern LoungeOriginal foot-stompin’ protest songs,hollerin’ gospel blues and classic cov-ers from such American legends asJohnny Cash, Leadbelly, BlindLemon Jefferson and Hank Williams.

RCAsTheContentedCow

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 – ARTSWIRL

ArtSwirl: Greater Northfield Studio Tour • 12-5 p.m.Wander through artists studios in and around Northfield,and browse and buy one-of-a-kind artwork.

❏ Rhonda Bank, 1307 Thye Parkway (watercolor)❏ Toni Easterson, 316 Oak St. (fiber/textile art)❏ St. Olaf College, Flaten Art Gallery, Dittman Center,

“Looking Towards the Heavens,” featuring paintings ofinternationally renowned Chinese artist He Qi

❏ Carla Thompson, Barefoot Studio, 418 Division St.(acrylic painting)

❏ Jennifer Wolcott, 3725-321st St. W., Waterford (metal,glass, concrete)

ArtSwirl: Bridge Chamber Music Festival Young ArtistRecital • 2 p.m.Studio A, St. OlafTalented area young artists in a variety of solo and chamberworks. Tickets: $5, by calling 507/645-8877, and at the door.

Matt Arthur


ArtSwirl: Mac Gimse sculpture unveilingand Dedication • 3 p.m.Lampe Law Group office, 105 E. Fifth St.ArtOrg, The ArTrail Group, and the LampeLaw Group present a special unveiling of“Between Earth and Sky,” a bronze sculpture byDundas artist Mac Gimse, St. Olaf CollegeProfessor of Art Emeritus and art historian.

The sculpture will be displayed on the street corner next tothe Lampe Law Group offices before being permanentlyinstalled at the Dundas Trailhead of the Mills Town Trailnext year. The sculpture is Gimse’s submission to ArtOrg’s“Twenty Views of Dundas” project.

ArtSwirl: Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented CowGrab a brew and join in a lively debate, “The Arts StimulateEconomic Development: True or False?”

ArtSwirl: Northern Roots Session 7:30 p.m. The Contented CowAn informal weekly gathering of musi-cians who play acoustic music withroots in the north, particularly Nordiccountries. Participants and listeners atall ages and levels of experience arewelcome.

MONDAY, AUGUST 11

Northfield Noontime Organ Recital • 12:15-12:45 p.m.Trinity Lutheran ChurchLori Ramig and Sara Sorenson.

Nordic Jam • 7-9 p.m.The Ole CaféThis weekly open acoustic jam session plays from the Nordiccountries and their immigrant communities in North America.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12


Bridge Chamber Music Festival 2 • 7:30 p.m.Concert Hall, Carleton Music by Gerald Finzi, Johannes Brahms and Amy Beach,with David Carter, Dan Dressen, Alison Feldt, NicolaMelville, Jun Qian and Hector Valdivia. Tickets: $5, availableat the Northfield Arts Guild and at the door.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13

Books and Stars: Naturalist Kevin Strauss • 7 p.m.Central Park“Tales from Tails” explore the natural world with stories andsongs. Rain site: Northfield High School Auditorium.

Happenings continued on page 22


Mac Gimse


The Northfield Entertainment Guide is pleased to offer this, our firstannual visual arts section, where we’ve pulled and profiled from ourtantalizing menu of local visual artists.And during this month ofAugust, what with ArtSwirl events Aug. 5-10 (see pages 7-12), includ-ing a downtown art crawl, Greater Northfield Studio Tour and anArtists Market; the ever-present Northfield art galleries (see page 4);and the LowBrow High Octane 3 Hot Rod Art and Car Show Aug.23 (see ad on page 37), there’s no excuse for not getting out andtaking in the visual arts – Northfield-style.And while you’re outthere – “shop local” and support the home-town artists. Enough said– take a gander at the next several pages, whet your appetite andenjoy the arts in Northfield.And incidentally, the advertisers in thissection, much like the advertisers throughout this publication, sup-port the arts in the Northfield area by supporting the NorthfieldEntertainment Guide. Let them know you saw them here.

workspace: Somers Studio and Gallery, 5.5 milessoutheast of Northfield on Hwy 246.shown throughout the U.S. and Scandinavia; included in more than 400public, private and museum collections; featured in several artsmagazines; inducted into the Masters Circle by the InternationalAssociation of Pastel Societies; Southeast Minnesota Arts Council grantrecipient

style: interpreting the beauty of Midwestern landscapespastel and oil


find MORE: by appointment at SomersStudio (507/645-5031) or at fredericksomers.com

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workspace: Right BrainVentures, an open, working

studio at 305 Water St. inNorthfieldexhibited in Minneapolis, RedWing, Northfield, Eureka, Calif.,and Aberdeen, S.D.

style: mixed media tocounter being bored by flat sur-faces only – bold, vibrant colors

inspiration: color, Mexico, music

find MORE: Right Brain Ventures and http://webpages.charter.net/rbventures

workspace:Women’s Artshare

Studio, McClaughry Building,5th and Division, Suite 305 in

Northfieldnumerous regional art show awards, Southeastern Minnesota Arts

Council grants recipient, juried into highly esteemed arts festivals, andpublished within the Cedar Falls, Iowa, College Hill Arts Festival calendar

style: glass seed beads, flame-work glass beads, fused glass pieces,gemstones, and beads from around the world; uses the intricate peyote stitch and collage techniques

mixed media

find MORE:Women’s Artshare Studio, visitorswelcome if the door is open, oremail [email protected]

jewelry

workspace: home studio,wood-fired kiln being built thissummerapprenticed under Richard Bresnahan,St. John’s University Pottery

style: wood- and gas-fired kilns,Japanese-style kickwheel, fine-texturedstoneware

inspiration: the earth,plants and animals

find MORE: by appointment ather home, 507/664-9002

workspace: home studio for drawing, studio in Northfield for paintingwill be showing at the Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson,Wisc.,Aug. 22-Sept. 28

style: acrylics are abstracted exploration of an emotional response torural living; graphite drawings of landscapes, its stillness and the subtle rhythmsof its forms

find MORE: e-mail [email protected]

pottery

acrylic painting, graphite drawing


workspace: his bedroom, sometimes his livingroomexhibited locally at Grezzo, Northfield Arts Guild and All-SchoolArt Shows

style: a mix – not too cartoonish, not too realistic

inspiration: snowboarding, skateboarding, the NorthShore, wildlife and magical tingly feelings

find MORE: mnartists.org

pencil, acrylic,watercolor, pen and ink

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workspace: home studiowith an eye towards a larger space– Kjerland Studio was housed formore than 3 decades in theMcClaughry Block and the OldFirehouse buildings in downtownNorthfieldher work is letting the light into LakevilleHigh School, Queen of Peace Hospital(New Prague), St. Patrick Church(Shieldsville), Dennison Lutheran Church,Calvary Episcopal Church (Rochester) andin Northfield: the Nutting Block Building,Oolala,Tavern Restaurant and Lounge,St. Dominics Catholic Church

style: eclectic, emerging from theenvironment, rediscovering who she is each day

inspiration: nature

find MORE:kjerlandstudio.com

glass – stained, leaded, painted, fused


workspace: homeexhibited at Minneapolis College of Art and Design,Art Educators ofMinnesota, Northfield Arts Guild and ArtSwirl

style: playing with organic shapes, pattern, color – “letting go” togo beyond what was initially in mind

inspiration: nature

find MORE: email [email protected] or 507/663-0595

painting – acrylic, watercolorphotography – composites, polaroid trans-

workspace: home

style: realisticrenditions of animals and pets,often from photographs

find MORE:email [email protected]

black and whitecharcoal



workspace: home studio and the outdoorspublished as fine art prints, canvas giclees, puzzles, greet-ing cards and other products. Featured in private estatesas well as at Lakeview Hospital (Stillwater) andCanterbury Park (Chaska)

style: in-studio: highly realistic landscapes, water-scapes and wildlife; outdoors: loose, spontaneous “plein air”style of French Impressionists

inspiration: light on water, irises, peonies, themajesty of big trees, the intensity of sunsets and the music of Debussy, Satie, cool jazz and Django Reinhardt

find MORE: by studio appointment,507/645-5563 or at aart.org or www.goldentemples.com

oil

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14

ChARTdonnay Thursday • 5-8 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryTake in the art while enjoying a complimentary glass of wineand local co-op cheese.

Bridge Chamber Music Festival 3 • 7:30 p.m.United Methodist Church of NorthfieldMusic by Beethoven, David Uber and Brahms, with GwenAnderson, Brian Buckstead, David Carter, Andrea Een,Nina Fan, Martin Hodel, Paul Niemisto, Jun Qian, HectorValdivia and Esther Wang. Tickets: $5, available at theNorthfield Arts Guild and at the door.

Jon MannersThe Tavern LoungePlaying guitar since 1957,Manners has been in gobs ofbands. In the early ’70s, heassociated with Andrew LoogOldham, one-time producerfor The Rolling Stones. Nowplaying solo, he says “it’s eas-ier to call a rehearsal and itgives me complete control over the songlist”.

Candidates at the CowThe Contented CowMeet and greet.


Happenings continued from page 12

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15

Feedback Frenzy Show • 7 p.m.The KeyLocal band Feedback Frenzy inconcert along with Goat andBrett Knutson.

Sarah PrayThe Contented CowFolk/alternative guitar and key-board.

Joe MeyerThe Tavern Lounge

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16

Tony NewesThe Tavern Lounge

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17

Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented CowJoin in on discussions concerning local issues at this “lightlymoderated” open forum. For information on topics, go towww.contentedcow.com.

Jack Lawrence, Jon Garon and JohnWheat Concert • 7 p.m.Paradise Center for the Arts, FaribaultJack Lawrence is heralded as one of thefinest acoustic guitarists in the country.His style encompasses Americana, blues,bluegrass and “sophisticated folk.” Hewill be joined by Jon Garon (a finger-picking specialist) and John Wheat (16-time Indiana and Kentucky State banjochampion and mandolin player forSpecial Consensus).


Sarah Pray photo by Joe Winters

Jack Lawrence

Feedback Frenzy

Northern Roots Session • 7:30 p.m. The Contented CowAn informal weekly gathering of musi-cians to play acoustic music with roots inthe north, particularly the Nordic coun-tries. Participants and listeners at all agesand levels of experience welcome.

MONDAY, AUGUST 18

Nordic Jam • 7-9 p.m.The Ole CaféThis weekly open acoustic jam session plays from the Nordiccountries and their immigrant communities in North America.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19

Blue Grass and Old Time Jam Session7:30-10 p.m.The Contented Cow This ongoing event is for bluegrass and old-time musiciansof all levels, cultivating an inclusive atmosphere of musi-cians and an evening of entertainment for the audience.

Bridge Chamber Music Festival Concert 4 • 7:30 p.m.Bethel Lutheran ChurchMusic by Nielsen, Roussel and Shubert, with David Carter,Andrea Een, Nina Fan, Paul Ousley, Esther Wang andWindWorks. Tickets: $5, available at the Northfield ArtsGuild and at the door.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21

Northfield Retirement Community Golf Classic Noon shotgun startSummit Golf Club, Cannon FallsSupport the NRC and enjoy a day of golf. See ad on page 32.


Candidates at the Cow • 6-8 p.m.The Contented CowMayoral candidates forum.

After OctoberThe Tavern Lounge

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22

Kevin StankeThe Tavern LoungeLyrically focused acousticgrooves inspired in part by the artists often covered, G. Love,

Jack Johnson, Belle and Sebastian andMagnetic Fields.

Gumption Trap The Contented CowAcoustic roots duo.



Kevin Stanke

Gumption Trap

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

LowBrow High Octane 3 • 8 a.m. onArmory and Downtown NorthfieldA lowbrow hot rod art and car show that starts at 8 a.m.with a “support our troops” pancake feed, has hot rods onDivision, a bank raid re-enactment at 10:30 a.m. and rocka-billy at the Rueb around 8 p.m. More at Sinclairhotrods.comand in the ad on page 37.

Outlaw Run • 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Motorcycle ride following the escape route of the James-Younger Gang. In conjunction with Lowbrow High Octane 3(see above). More at www.northfieldhistory.org.

Melvin Sparks Band Concert • 7 p.m.Paradise Ctr for the Arts, FaribaultMelvin Sparks is the essential guitarplayer! He’s the master of the groove!The acid-jazz pioneer! The originator ofsoul jazz, old school acid jazz and bar-becue funk – funkjazz. He is admired

by many performers, and audiences old and young alike, butcontinues to be a hidden treasure for music fans worldwide.

The LoafersThe Tavern Lounge

Bonnie and the ClydesThe Contented CowTake a step back and resurrect songs of love, peace and flowerpower from the late ’60s and early ’70s. The Bonnie is BonnieJean Flom. The Clydes are Bill McGrath and Scott McMillan.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24

Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented CowJoin in on discussions concerning local issues at this “lightlymoderated” open forum. For information on topics, go towww.contentedcow.com.

Northern Roots Session • 7:30 p.m. The Contented CowAn informal weekly gathering of musicians and friends wholove to play acoustic music with roots in the north, particu-larly the Nordic countries. Participants and listeners at allages and levels of experience are always welcome. The musi-cal environment is supportive, non-competitive and gener-ally very laid back.

MONDAY, AUGUST 25

Nordic Jam • 7-9 p.m.The Ole CaféThis weekly open acoustic jam sessionplays from the Nordic countries and theirimmigrant communities in NorthAmerica. Plenty of dance music.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26



THURSDAY, AUGUST 28


Candidates at the Cow 6-8 p.m.The Contented CowCity Council candidates for3rd Ward and At Large.

Teague AlexyThe Tavern Lounge

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29

EggmenThe Contented Cow

Chris HerrigesThe Tavern LoungeCritically acclaimed singer,guitarist and songwriter basedin the Twin Cities.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30

Rice County Steam & Gas Engines,Inc., Annual Labor Day Event • 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.The Showgrounds in DundasTractor pull and parade, flea market, music and exhibits.

Norwegian CowboyThe Tavern LoungeOld-school country, samba, ’80s rock, alt-country, alt-rock,alternator, altimeter and more. Sketchy yet humorous pro-nunciation of foreign languages. Come on down, Hoss!

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31

Rice County Steam & Gas Engines, Inc., Annual LaborDay Event • 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.The Showgrounds in DundasTractor pull and parade, flea market, music and exhibits.


TeagueAlexy

Chris Herriges (left)


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

August KaraokeKaraokeFRIDAYSFroggy Bottoms, 9 p.m.(unless there’s live music)Rueb-N-Stein, 9-close

SATURDAYSL&M Bar and Grill, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.Fieldhouse, 9 p.m.-close

3Miss Nelson is Missing 2 p.m., Bahl FamilyAuditorium, Faribault

Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented Cow

The Merry Wives ofWindsor • 7 p.m.Central Park Stage

Northern Roots Session7:30 p.m., Contented Cow

4Nordic Jam • 7-9 p.m.The Ole Café

5ArtSwirl: NDDC Forum 8 a.m., Archer House

Blue Grass and Old TimeJam Session • 7:30-10 p.m.The Contented Cow

6ArtSwirl: NoontimeOrgan Recital12:15-12:45 p.m.Skinner Chapel, Carleton

ArtSwirl: Books and Stars– Hans Mayer • 7 p.m.,Northfield Public Pool

ArtSwirl: Summer SonnetsWriters’ Night • 7:30 p.m.Central Park Stage

Scott Bravo, The Contented Cow

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1The Merry Wives of Windsor • 7 p.m.Central Park Stage

Miss Nelson is Missing • 7:30 p.m.Bahl Family Auditorium, Faribault

Blue Moon, The Contented Cow

Norwegian Cowboy, Tavern Lounge

2The Merry Wives of Windsor • 7 p.m.Central Park Stage


Spruce Top Review, Contented Cow

Mark Mraz, Froggy Bottoms

Cam Waters, The Tavern

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7 – ArtSwirlArtSwirl: Japanese Garden Tour Noon, Behind Watson Hall, Carleton

John Falck Memorial GolfTournament • 1 p.m. shotgun,Northfield Golf Club

ArtSwirl: Wood SculptureDemonstration • 4-7 p.m.Bridge Square

ChARTdonnay Thursday • 5-8 p.m.ArtOnWater Gallery

ArtSwirl Kick-off Party • 6-9:30 p.m.Bridge Square

ArtSwirl: The Merry Wives ofWindsor • 7 p.m., Central Park Stage

ArtSwirl: Bridge Chamber MusicFestival Concert 1 • 7:30 p.m.Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf


ArtSwirl: Street Dance 7:30-9:30 p.m., Bridge Square

Down Lo • 9:30 p.m.Rueb-N-Stein

Todd Thompson TrioThe Tavern Lounge

8 – ArtswirlArtSwirl: Wood SculptureDemonstration • 10 a.m.-9 p.m.Bridge Square

ArtSwirl: Noontime Organ Recital 12:15-12:45 p.m. , Northfield UnitedMethodist Church

Art Opening Reception • 5:30 p.m.,Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault

ArtSwirl: Ballet on the CannonRiver • 6:30 p.m., Third Street pedes-trian bridge over the Cannon River



ArtSwirl: Storytelling – Real LivesAloud • 7:30 p.m., NAG Theater

ArtSwirl: Middle Eastern DancePerformance • 8 p.m., Chapati

ArtSwirl: Meredith Fierke CDRelease Event • 8 p.m., The Grand

Marty Anderson & The GoodsThe Contented Cow

Tony Newes, The Tavern Lounge

9 – ArtSwirlArtSwirl: Wood SculptureDemonstration • 10 a.m.-9 p.m.Bridge Square

ArtSwirl: Artists’ Festival andMarket • Noon-9 p.m.Bridge Square

ArtSwirl: Downtown Gallery andStudio Crawl • 6-9 p.m.


Todd Thompson & Friends • 7-9 p.m.Hogan Brothers Acoustic Café


RCAs, The Contented Cow

Matt Arthur & the Bratlanders The Tavern Lounge


10 – ArtSwirlArtSwirl: Greater NfldStudio Tour • 12-5 p.m.

ArtSwirl: Bridge ChamberMusic Festival YoungArtist Recital • 2 p.m.Studio A, St. Olaf

ArtSwirl: Mac Gimsesculpture unveiling • 3 p.m.Lampe Law Group office

ArtSwirl: Politics and aPint • 6 p.m.The Contented Cow

Northern Roots Session 7:30 p.m., Contented Cow

11Northfield NoontimeOrgan Recital 12:15-12:45 p.m., TrinityLutheran Church

Nordic Jam • 7-9 p.m.The Ole Café

12Blue Grass and Old TimeJam Session • 7:30-10 p.m.The Contented Cow

Bridge Chamber MusicFestival 2 • 7:30 p.m.Concert Hall, Carleton

13Books and Stars: NaturalistKevin Strauss • 7 p.m.Central Park

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

17Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented Cow

Jack Lawrence, Jon Garonand John Wheat Concert7 p.m., Paradise Center forthe Arts, Faribault




Bridge Chamber MusicFestival Concert 4 7:30 p.m., Bethel Church

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24Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented Cow




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31Rice County Steam & GasEngines, Inc., AnnualLabor Day Event 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Showgrounds in Dundas

Northfield Youth Choirs Registration/Choir Placement DayNew and returning singers are invited to attend NYC’s second (and final)Registration/Choir Placement Day Tues., Aug. 5, 4-8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church inNorthfield. All singers entering grades 1-12 are welcome, regardless of experience. Noappointment is necessary. Registration and scholarship forms are available at www.north-fieldyouthchoirs.org

DJ Sound WaveDJ Sound WaveSaturdays at the Rueb ‘n’ Stein,upstairs • 9 p.m.

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14ChARTdonnay Thursday • 5-8 p.m.ArtOnWater Gallery

Candidates at the Cow • 6-8 p.m.The Contented Cow

Bridge Chamber Music Festival 3 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Churchof Northfield

Jon Manners, The Tavern Lounge

15Feedback Frenzy Show • 7 p.m.The Key

Sarah Pray, The Contented Cow

Joe Meyer, The Tavern Lounge

16Tony Newes, The Tavern Lounge

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

21Northfield Retirement CommunityGolf Classic • Noon shotgunSummit Golf Club, Cannon Falls

ChARTdonnay Thursday • 5-8 p.m.ArtOnWater


After October, The Tavern Lounge

22Kevin Stanke, The Tavern Lounge

Gumption Trap, Contented Cow

23Lowbrow High Octane 3 • 8 a.m. onDowntown Northfield

Outlaw Run • 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Melvin Sparks Band Concert • 7 p.m.Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault

The Loafers, The Tavern Lounge

Bonnie and the ClydesThe Contented Cow

28ChARTdonnay Thursday 5-8 p.m., ArtOnWater


Teague AlexyThe Tavern Lounge

29Eggmen, The Contented Cow

Chris Herriges, The Tavern Lounge

30Rice County Steam & Gas Engines,Inc., Annual Labor Day Event 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., The Showgroundsin Dundas

Norwegian Cowboy, Tavern Lounge

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210 Washington St. • 645-6606 • TDD: 645-1823Summer Hours: M-Th, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; F, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Aug. 6 • 7 p.m. – Books & Stars: Hans Meyer, Northfield Pool (see page 7)Aug. 13 • 7 p.m. – Books & Stars: Naturalist Kevin Strauss, Central Park (see page 12)

Aug. 18 • 7 p.m. – Newbery Book Group: “Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village” by Schlitz.

Summer Adventure Girls • Wednesdays • 4-5 p.m. • Book club for girls grades 4-6.

Merlin Mondays • 7 p.m. • Book group for boys 9 and older

First Steps Early Literary Center • Mon, Fri and Sat, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (for children 6 months-4 years)

Minnesota Fossils: What you may find and where to look! • Thursday, Aug. 28, 7 p.m.Fossil hunter Daniel Lines will present a program on local fossil hunting.

All kids will get a fossilized shark tooth. In the library’s meeting room. Free and open to all!


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Preparing to meet Tracy Davis,business owner, Oriental rugconnoisseur, community advo-cate, pod-cast host, not to men-tion dedicated mother, I wascurious about this Northfield“Superwoman.” Halfwaythrough our interview shepointed to the rug on the coffeeshop floor, commented, “Thisone here is a relatively inex-pensive Northeast Persian rug

probably made in the 1950s,” and then carried on with conversa-tion as if this fact was common-day knowledge.

BZ: What do you do for a living?Davis: I’m a rug dealer, and when I say that I have to makesure that people understand there is no “d” before “rug.” Mycompany, GuildCraft Carpets, designs, manufactures andimports hand-knotted Oriental rugs.

BZ: How did you get started in that business?Davis: Back in the nineties I was a collector of Oriental car-pets. I focused my collecting on antique tribal pieces, and Ieventually had to start dealing to support my habit. I devel-oped relationships with many people who were involved inimporting Oriental carpets, old and new. Sometime around2001 I had the idea to open a retail rug store in Northfield.Retail isn’t really my thing, but it seemed like a good oppor-tunity to support the community, make good use of myconnections in the industry, and get rid of the stack of car-pets in my living room. So I opened my Oriental RugGallery in 2002. My retail business was about 35 percentNorthfield and 65 percent other places in the country.

BZ: How did your business change over the years?Davis: I started out simply sourcing and buying rugs to sellat retail, but in the course of business, I began doing morecustom orders for people. Eventually I began to commissionpieces directly rather than working with importers. Onething just naturally seemed to lead to another. In 2004 Ibegan producing English and American Arts & Craftsdesigns, using weavers in India and Nepal. That part of thebusiness became more interesting and more demandingthan the retail side, so in 2006 I closed the retail store andconcentrated on our manufacturing and wholesale business.

BZ: What made you take the step from buying to manufac-turing rugs?Davis: I’ve always been much more interested in the produc-tion end of the business than the buying and selling. Our cul-ture has gotten so far away from real craftsmanship, fromanything handmade. Everything is mass-produced and almost


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all of it’s done by machine.To me, being a part of pro-ducing something beautifulwas significant. Our goal is tocreate things which have ahigh level of artistry, thatembody the spirit of crafts-manship. My technical knowl-edge in the field is very high,so I am able to communicatevery accurately to our workerswhat we are looking for.

BZ: What do you find intriguing about Oriental rugs?Davis: First of all, it’s such an ancient art. The earliest knownuse of the technique is from about 600 BCE, and even at thattime demonstrated a high degree of technical sophistication, sothe art form is much older than 2,500 years. It’s very multi-dis-ciplinary – there’s the agricultural part, learning about sheepbreeds and the different qualities of their wools; and the use ofplants, insects and even modern chemistry to create a particu-lar range of colors. Then there are the different geographicalareas and people groups which developed certain characteristicdesigns and weaving techniques, which reflected their respec-tive cultures. There are a lot of intriguing components.

BZ: What is the process for making a rug?Davis: They are very labor-intensive pieces consisting ofindividual pieces of yarn tied by hand to the foundation –hence, “hand-knotted.” Hand-knotted carpets are usuallyreferred to as Oriental because that’s where the techniqueoriginated: In Western and Central Asia, east of Europe. It’sa highly skilled craft and the hand-knotted structure hasnever been duplicated by a machine process.

BZ: Do you design all of your rugs?Davis: The carpets we produce for wholesale are designsthat were originally created by people like William Morris,Frank Lloyd Wright and C.F.A. Voysey 100 years ago. We sellthese through specialty décorative arts stores and a fewOriental rug retailers. Our carpets are not mass-produceditems; people who buy them are looking for somethingunique made in the original fashion. Our market niche iswith English and American Arts & Crafts designs, but wealso do a lot of custom work. Our custom carpets aredesigned in-house, usually to the client’s specifications.

BZ: How long does it take to make a rug?Davis: Usually about four or five months. The actual weav-ing time does not take that long, but it takes time to dye thewool, let it dry, tie on all the knots, cut the carpet from theloom, shear the carpet, and give it a final wash before ship-ping. For the average 8x10 rug, the actual weaving time isabout 40 days, with four weavers working side by side.

BZ: How many hand-tied knots would you say are in theaverage rug?Davis: In the average 8x10 rug, there are somewherebetween 60,000 and 90,000 hand-tied knots. So they are verylabor-intensive and expensive to make.

BZ: How much does a rug like this cost?

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Davis: In general, a wool rug of that size and quality retailsbetween $2,500 and $7,500, but there are a lot of variablesand many are higher. Rugs with silk, or rugs very finelyknotted and thus more labor-intensive, can cost more. OurArts & Crafts carpets are about $3,500 for an 8x10, which isrelatively affordable in this industry.

BZ: Where are your factories located?Davis: We have one in Pakistan, two In India and one inNepal. Depending upon the technical requirements of the jobor product – the details of the type of wool and the variablesof the weaving technique – we would choose one locationover the others. With our current product lines, we’re doingvery little in Pakistan right now, and the political situation inNepal is less stable so I’ve been trying to shift production toIndia. But I like to keep as many options open as possible.

BZ: How do you go about finding weavers?Davis: In total we have about 60 weavers working in anygiven month. We don’t own the facilities; we lease them andhire individuals to manage and supervise the weaving. Weare Rugmark certified, which means that our facilities use nochild labor. Everyone involved in our facilities must signcontracts guaranteeing that they will not use child labor. Toensure this, the Rugmark organization conducts surpriseinspections. They also have schools for children. It is a reallywonderful organization and we’re pleased to be a part of it.

BZ: Have you gone to visit any of your factories?Davis: Not yet; we’re doing it all remotely. Thank God for theInternet or we couldn’t do what we’re doing. I still have kidsat home, and between family and other commitments I’m notyet able to take the extended time I’d need for a personal visit.

BZ: Do you weave at all?Davis: No [laughs]. If you could see these rugs, it would beclear that they aren’t things my partner and I could make inour basements and sell on eBay. We run a manufacturingand import business focused on a really specialized craft.

BZ: How do most of the weavers learn to weave?Davis: It depends. In countries like Turkey and Iran, whererug-weaving is a deep cultural tradition, it is a skill passedfrom mother to daughter. In other places it can be a purelycommercial skill learned because there is a demand.

BZ: How did you meet your business partner?Davis: Her name is Danielle Freudenthal. We met at theGoodbye Blue Monday coffee shop, and I always say that webonded over wool. Danielle was vice president of sales forFaribault Woolen Mills at the time I was operating my retailbusiness. We got to know each other, became friends anddecided to become partners and do themanufacturing and importing full-time.

BZ: What percentage of your salesare stock versus custom-made?Davis: It’s about half stock and halfcustom. We are doing more andmore with private clients. We workwith a couple of architects out ofNew York and designers in other

parts of the country. The custom designing is the part I reallyenjoy doing; I like working with people to help them translatetheir ideas into texture and color.

BZ: How do you go about making a custom-made piece?Davis: Sometimes we simply customize an existing design bychanging color or design details, but other times we drawthings up from scratch. Right now we’re working on a projectfor the Pabst Mansion in Milwaukee; they’re restoring thebedroom of the daughter of the house. We were given an oldblack-and-white photograph from 1898 and asked to repro-duce the carpet. In this case, there is not a lot of detail to workwith, so we’re consulting with them every step of the way:“What color should the field be? Is this an egg-and-dart motifor something else? Did we interpret the ribbon shape cor-rectly?” These custom commissions, and the people we meetare one of the most enjoyable parts of the business for me.

BZ: How have you learned so much about rug-making?Davis: There’s no formal education program for “rugscholar.” Learning about the history of the craft, anthropo-logical studies of the peoples who’ve made them, and gettingmy hands on as many examples as possible – that’s mostlyhow I’ve learned. Over the past 15 years I’ve worked withmuseum curators, decorative arts specialists, historic preser-vation experts, collectors and dealers specializing in a partic-ular technique or ethnographic group. So with research,exposure and attentiveness, coupled with our manufacturingexperience, I’ve developed a certain expertise. I’ve writtenarticles, given presentations on aspects of the subject, andget called upon to authenticate certain carpets at auction.We’ve become a good resource for people who want lots ofdetails about stuff that no one cares about [laughs].

BZ: How do you determine the color scheme in your rugs?Davis: For our stock Arts & Crafts collections, we use a his-toric color palette that’s authentic to the period. LikeBenjamin Moore has researched their “historical colors” forpaint, we’ve developed a historically accurate color palettefor the Arts & Crafts era, roughly 1880 to 1914. We’ve takensome liberties with the individual color placement in therugs, since we don’t always know for sure what the originalcolors were if there are no surviving examples of the design.

BZ: How do you go about finding clients?Davis: Much of the custom work is by word-of-mouth. Wego to New York to meet with people once or twice a yearsince that’s where a lot of the action is. We also advertise inspecialty publications like American Bungalow or Style 1900,and we exhibit at two or three trade shows a year. We coulddo more, but I hate trade shows. And, of course, we have awebsite and a list of our retailers.

BZ: How many other companies like yoursare in the country?Davis: There are really only two other companiesthat focus on Arts & Crafts carpets, and our car-pets are better researched, better drawn andbetter colored. I initially resisted the idea ofArts & Crafts carpets, because the market is sosmall and I thought,“Someone else is alreadydoing it – why should we?” But a colleague of

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ours, Michael FitzSimmons of Chicago, who’s anationally recognized expert in Arts & Crafts, cameand pleaded with us to try it, saying that the othersweren’t authentic enough or in some way justweren’t right. So that’s how it took off.

BZ: Do you see yourself continuing this?Davis: In some way, yes. The economy is uncer-tain and I don’t know where the industry, or ourbusiness, is going to end up. But we’re doingreally well so far, and we have a new collectioncoming out this fall that I’m excited about – some WilliamMorris designs that haven’t been done before. No matter what,I’ll have my hand in the rug business in one way or another.

BZ: Do you have a favorite rug that you own?Davis: Not really. I rotate them on my floors and my wallsbecause I have so many. If I look at a piece every day, and itstill interests me and I don’t get bored with it, then I know ithas that almost-indefinable quality that elevates a piece ofmaterial culture to real art.

BZ: Are you from Northfield originally?Davis: I didn’t grow up here, but my family roots go deepand I’ve been visiting here all my life. Two of my great-grandfathers homesteaded in this area in the 1860s, one inGreenvale Township and the other in Eureka Township. Mydad grew up here and graduated from Northfield HighSchool in 1954. I moved here in 1991 to take care of mygrandfather. I had two little kids at the time and another onea couple of years later. It seemed like a great community forkids, so I thought, “Ok, we’ll stay!”

BZ: What else are you involved with in Northfield?Davis: People in Northfield probably only know that I’minvolved in Locally Grown or my work on the PlanningCommission, so I’ve appreciated this chance to talk about whatI do in real life! Right now the Planning Commission is in themiddle of revising Northfield’s Comprehensive Plan and zon-ing ordinances. That’s been a huge project and it’s gone on for along time, but there’s a light at the end of that tunnel and I

hope we’ll be done by the end of the year.

BZ: What is Locally Grown?Davis: Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, and Istarted LocallyGrownNorthfield.org acouple of years ago. It’s a discussion-and issues-oriented blog that uses theInternet to foster civic engagement. Wedo a weekly radio show and podcast aswell as the weblog. Now Locally Grownis working with the RepresentativeJournalism project to develop a new

operating model that will allow us to provide more depth toour content for Northfield. I love what we’re doing onLocally Grown. I’d like to do more, but time constraints andthe demands of my business make it difficult to give it morethan I already do.

For more on GuildCraft Carpets, go towww.guildcraftcarpets.com and or call 507/664-9500.

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NORTHFIELD STYLE

HISTORICHAPPENINGS

By SUSAN HVISTENDAHL

When Nancy Ringham (St. Olaf Class of 1977) and SylviaRhyne (Carleton Class of 1978) performed together in St.Paul’s Chimera Theater musical, “How to Succeed inBusiness Without Really Trying,” in the summer of 1978, noone could have predicted that, within three years, Nancywould find herself thrust onto a Broadway stage in “My FairLady” in the role of Eliza Doolittle opposite Rex Harrisonand within four years Sylvia would be plucked from the cho-rus to sing a solo part in the New York City Opera produc-tion of “The Marriage of Figaro.” And these experienceswere just the start of their illustrious careers.

Nancy RinghamBorn in Moorhead, Minn., Nancy Ringham spent most ofher youth in Edina. Speaking from her home in Tenafly, N.J.,Nancy told me, “I was a bandie, not a singer,” playing theflute in school. But when she came to St. Olaf in 1973, she

Local college alumsRingham and Rhynestar on stage

sang with the Manitou Singers, Repertory Singers andChapel Choir and added a theater major to her music majorafter appearing in a “life-changing” 1974 production of“Godspell.” Directed by Patrick Quade, “Godspell” won anAmerican College Theater Festival Award as one of the topten productions in the country and toured for three weeks.Nancy also played the lead in “Medea” and had a role in “TheMaids.” She spent half her junior year studying in Oxford,England, where she performed in the Oxford playhouse.

After graduating in 1977, Nancy took a job as a hostess in aBloomington hotel while auditioning for community theaterparts and studying dance. She made her professional debutas a chorus member at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater, hadher first major role at the Chimera Theater in 1978 and asmall part in the Guthrie Theater production of “TheBeggar’s Opera” in 1979.

Nancy headed to New York City in the fall of 1979, planningto “take a few classes, audition and move back toMinneapolis.” In the spring of 1980, Nancy was one of around600 actors who took time off from waiting tables to auditionfor a pre-Broadway 25th anniversary national tour of “MyFair Lady,” starring Rex Harrison, who had originated the roleof Henry Higgins and had won both a Tony and an Oscar forit. The music director remembered Nancy from an earlieraudition and she was chosen to be a member of the chorus.

The role of Eliza, the Cockney flower seller who is trans-formed by Professor Higgins into the toast of high society,was being played by British actress Cheryl Kennedy (at the

beginning and end of my Broadway career.” She gainedstrength upon seeing all the flowers and telegrams from “allthose people who believed in me.” Fifteen minutes beforethe play began, Nancy was given a note from Harrisonwhich said simply, “Break a leg. Let the first two scenes rip.”Harrison had not been very supportive up to this point, andNancy was relieved when “opening night went beautifully”and the 12-week run was extended to 16. (See box.)

insistence of Harrison) on the national tour. In March of1981, in Chicago, Nancy became the understudy for this roleand at the last stop before Broadway in Boston, Nancyplayed Eliza in matinees to save the stress on the star’s voice.Then, just days before the Broadway opening, the cast wastold that Cheryl had nodes on her vocal cords and Nancywould be taking her place for the run of the show.

“I started to cry,” said Nancy, who was still working on a proper(improper) Cockney accent and had only a couple more pre-views to prepare for this role of a lifetime. It was an exhausting,“exciting, intimidating and terrifying” time for Nancy. Mostcritics came to the final preview, which had not gone very well.

On opening night, Nancy was thinking, “This is sort of the


A Cinderella Story in a Cinderella StoryThe New York Times review of “My Fair Lady” from Aug. 19,1981, said that “considerable drama was added to thereopening by the last-minute assumption of the title role bythe understudy, Nancy Ringham…Miss Ringham, a youngAmerican actress, was rushed in to make her Broadwaydebut, turning the evening into a Cinderella story within aCinderella story. She is an appealing leading lady with astrong voice.” The reviewer noted that her accent wavered,but “One imagines that she will improve as she continues toplay this challenging role.” Nancy’s family had attended theopening and friends from Northfield drove out for anotherperformance. Myrna Johnson, Ruth Legvold and NancyHaugen had a surprise in store after they took their seats inthe audience. Ron Sell, St. Olaf Class of 1966, was playingprincipal horn in the orchestra and warmed up by playing acomplete version of St. Olaf ’s “Um Yah Yah” song, in honorof their presence in the theater.

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After this phenomenal start, Nancy decided to step back to geta “firm foundation of experience” for her career and today hasan extensive list of Off-Broadway and regional theater credits.She has been guest soloist with the Florida Philharmonic andwith Peter Nero and the Philadelphia Pops and has sung atCarnegie Hall with Bernadette Peters. On television, besidesdoing more than 30 commercials, she has had guest roles ondaytime dramas, appeared on the Chappelle Show and playedDavid Letterman’s wife in several sketches on his show.

In 1987, Nancy toured as Sally Bowles in “Cabaret” with JoelGrey in his Oscar- and Tony-winning role as the emcee,receiving a rave review from the Star Tribune when the tourhit Minneapolis. Two of her favorite Broadway roles werestarring opposite Sting in the 1989-90 revival of “TheThreepenny Opera,” and opposite Mac Davis in 1992 in“The Will Rogers Follies” and later opposite Larry Gatlinand Mickey Rooney. Her last Broadway role was in theRoundabout Theatre Company’s 2001 revival of “Follies.”

Nancy and Minneapolis native Deborah Sonnenberg pro-duced and starred off-Broadway in Kathleen Clark’s “Secretsof a Soccer Mom” for three months last spring. Playing asuburban “soccer mom” resonated with Nancy because sheand her husband, Christopher Smith (a production supervi-sor for Broadway shows), have two daughters, Caitlyn (9)and Madeline (7). Nancy and Deborah (whose “A-FrameProduction Company” is named in honor of Lake John,where both had spent summers) asked themselves, “If wewent out to a show, what would we want?” and came upwith some novel ideas, including 11 a.m. matinees to accom-modate suburban mom schedules, champagne, massagechairs, a gift shop and discounts for nearby restaurants. Saidthe New York Post: “Welcome to ‘Secrets of a Soccer Mom,’which has the only lobby in town that could double as a dayspa.” A national tour is in the works for 2009-2010 and, saidNancy, “I would love to come to Minneapolis.” You can fol-low the plans at www.secretsofasoccermom.com.


Nancy still has ties to Minnesota, with a family house at LakeSylvia shared by her siblings and their children, including aniece Amy who is a St. Olaf graduate. Also, Nancy’s daughter,Caitlyn, has proclaimed that she wants to be an Ole someday.

Sylvia RhyneSylvia Rhyne does not remember a time when music was notparamount in her life. She traces it back to having her cribplaced “directly over the loudspeaker for my parents’ stereo sys-tem,” with her mother ramping up the sound while vacuuming.

Sylvia’s father, Charles S. Rhyne, an art history professor atReed College in Oregon, took his family to England to pur-sue studies of the early paintings of John Constable. SoSylvia was in school in London at the ages of 6-7 and 9-10,providing the opportunity for “regular visits to operas andballets” and travel exposure to “landscapes full of castles andcathedrals,” which “made a huge difference in my life.”

Sylvia felt a “little out of step with my friends on both sidesof the ocean” and it was not until she came to Carleton in1974 that “I came into my own and blossomed.” Sylvia wasattracted to “Carleton’s sense of freedom and self-expressionand, most of all, to the wonderful feeling of acceptance”where eccentricities were valued and students had a chanceto “explore what makes them unique.”

During the spring of her freshman year, Sylvia was cast byWilliam Wells as Yum Yum in “The Mikado,” her first lead-ing role in a musical. Steve Kelly directed Sylvia as MaryMagdalene in a medieval Easter drama, sung in Latin chant,

and she was greatly influenced by a class Kelly taught withPhil Niles called “Medieval Monasteries.”

Sylvia’s “absolute favorite” student collaboration was with CathyCosten in “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” where Sylvia playedthe mother. Sylvia and her roommate Katryn Conlin set poetryto music for “The Mandrake,” creating “our own particular styleof folk/medieval music with our two voices and guitar.” Theyalso wrote original music for weekly Mass in Carleton’s chapel.

After graduation in 1978, Sylvia thought of applying to libraryschool, but she “jumped right in” to musical theater insteadand “I’ve never been sorry!” All it took was that first show atthe Chimera Theater to convince her this was her life’s calling.

So off to New York City she went and within a few years shewas singing with the New York City Opera, 32 operas in allduring her career there. A highlight of this time was per-forming in Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide,” directed by Hal

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Sylvia Rhyne and Eric Redlinger are Asteria, an award-winning duowho perform medieval music internationally.


Glass Garden Beads Beading Class – 507/45-0301First and third Mondays

River City Books Fiction Book ClubTuesday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m., 507/646-7754 – downstairs meetingarea – “Montana 1948” by Larry Watson. The club is opento the public and new members are welcome. Participantsreceive discounts on selected books.

Northfield Public Library Book Club – 507/645-6606 Tuesday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m., Library meeting room –Contemporary Women Book Group: “Fall on Your Knees”by Anne-Marie Macdonald.

Just Food Co-op – 507/650-0106Tuesdays: Knitting in Northfield! – 507/645-6331 Hypnobirthing • Aug. 12, 7-8:30 p.m., Just Food Event Space

Learn more about birthing calmly and harmoniously withnature. Any pregnant mother and her birthing companioncan learn how to relax with imagery and hypnosis tobecome empowered and consciously present during naturalbirthing, avoiding drugs and unnecessary surgery. Taughtby Mary R. Ruth, M.S., psych. certified clinical hypnothera-pist, certified hypnobirthing practitioner. Free. Preregisterby calling 507/650-0106 or stopping in at Just Food Co-op.

The Eat Local Challenge • Aug. 15-Sept. 15Take the Eat Local Challenge! Find details atwww.justfood.coop or at Just Food Co-op.

Class: How to Eat Locally and In Season All Year LongAug. 20, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Olivia Frey will discuss how sheprepares fruits, herbs and vegetables by drying, freezingand canning so they will last all year.

Game Night at Sweet Pea’s Toys and Treats – 507/645-6555Thursdays, 5-7 p.m. Fun, prizes and family time!

Northfield Karate Club – 612/216-1206Mondays/Wednesdays (6-7:15 p.m.) and Saturdays (12-1 pm.)Free classes in traditional Okinawan karate. Held at the dancestudio in Carleton’s Recreation Center. All ages welcome.

The KeyMondays: Book Club, 5-6 p.m.Tuesdays: Photo Club, 5-60:30 p.m.;

Art Project Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m.Wednesdays: Skate Park meeting, 5-6 p.m.

College Prep – 7-8:30 p.m. Learn about the ACT, financialaid, how to write a college essay, etc. The Key will pay forcollege applications for those not able. Most who show upare paired with a caring and knowledgeable adult.

Fridays: Movie Night, 7-9 p.m.Sundays: Writing Workshop, 3-5 p.m.

For details, call 507/663-0715.

Paradise Center for the Arts – 612/216-1206Drama Workshop: Summer Art Exploration 2Contact Paradise for information, or go to www.paradisecenterforthearts.org

Clubs, Classes and More…Prince, where she found herself singing the finale “under thebaton of Leonard Bernstein himself.”

Sylvia went on to “play roles that I had dreamed of ever sincechildhood.” Among her many credits are playing the MotherAbbess in “The Sound of Music” and Johanna in StephenSondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” on Broadway and Anne in thenational tour of “La Cage Aux Folles.” She was in “Follies” withJuliet Prowse and had the “novel experience” of being the onlyAmerican cast in the Viennese production of “A Chorus Line.”Her longest-held role was in “Phantom of the Opera.” (See box.)

Among her performances are singing for the prime ministerof Singapore in 1996 and at a benefit conceived by KatieCouric in New York City in 2002, along with Chita Rivera,Rita Moreno, Bette Midler and others. She also had a role on“All My Children.”

Sylvia has been on tour this summer as part of a duo calledAsteria. In 2000, Sylvia had joined the Renaissance Street Singersof N.Y.C., a group which reminded her of the “sense of individ-uality” she had felt at Carleton. Soon she was meeting weekly inCentral Park with one of the members, Eric Redlinger, to singmedieval love songs with him from the courts of Burgundywhich he had found at the Hague during studies in Switzerland.

“We really clicked,” said Sylvia. It was a beautiful blend forthem, both professionally and personally. Sylvia described themelodies as “heartbreakingly beautiful” with “deeply movingtexts” which she approached as an actress might, a differentstyle from most other interpreters. They submitted a recordingof their work to a competition for medieval and Renaissancemusic sponsored by Early Music America and in a live concerton Oct. 6, 2004, in New York City, Asteria (with Sylvia’s liltingsoprano and Eric’s tenor and lute playing) won first prize with

Sylvia and Phantom of the OperaOne role in particular “had always called to me,” said Sylvia. Itwas Christine in “The Phantom of the Opera.” Sylvia has theunique distinction of being the only actress who has playedthis role in all three of the major musical versions. Hal Princehired and directed her in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version.

“This was truly my dream come true…There is nothinglike being surrounded by drifting mist and candles, withan orchestra playing their hearts out while you and yourfellow actors express every height and depth of humanemotion. I was in heaven every night. I got to perform therole all over the world, and it is one of the most preciousperiods of my life,” Sylvia said.

When Sylvia gave a Laudie Porter convocation speech atCarleton, she spoke about her experience of “followingmy dream and about how to discover your own.” Sylviawas delighted when a student saw her walking on campusthe next day, grabbed her hand and told her, “I was soinspired by your talk yesterday and now I know that Iwant to be the ambassador to Argentina!” Sylvia con-cluded: “I can’t wait to see if she does it.”

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Chapati See page 23214 Division St. • 645-2462 (office 645-1665)www.chapati.us • Closed Mondays – Cuisine of India. Varietyof curry and Tandoor entrees including a large selection of vege-tarian items. Wine and beer.

China Buffet – 630 Water St. S. • 645-0808 • 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.Lunch and dinner buffet and menu available. Lunch buffetfrom 11-4, $5.95, children 2-12, .50 per year. Dinner buffet 4-8:30, $8.25, children 2-12, .60 per year.

Contented Cow See page 22302 Division St. S. • 645-1665 • www.contentedcow.com3 p.m.-close – British-style pub with authentic British spe-cialties as well as a variety of soups, salads and sandwiches.Extensive patio overlooking the Cannon River. Great selectionof imported and domestic draft beer as well as a full selectionof wine and spirits.

El Tequila See page 391010 Hwy. 3 S. • 664-9139 • 11 a.m.-10 p.m. – Familyrestaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine as well as won-derful margaritas and much more.

Froggy Bottoms River Pub See page 39305 S. Water St. • 664-0260 • www.froggybottoms.com • Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-close – New lunch menu! Steaks, salads, pasta andmuch more. Wide selection of beers and wines. Non-smoking restau-rant with cozy atmosphere, thousands of frogs and a beautiful out-door patio overlooking the Cannon River.

The HideAway See page 31421 Division St. • 645-0400 • Mon-Wed • 6 a.m.-9 p.m., Th-Sat 6 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun 7 a.m.-5 p.m. – Cozy bistro atmos-phere serving unique appetizers and sandwiches. Coffeedrinks, wine and beer specialties.

Hogan Brothers’ Acoustic Cafe See page 27415 Division St. • 645-6653 • Sun-Tue 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri andSat 9 a.m.-10 p.m. – Hot hoagies since 1991. Also soup, sand-wiches, Espresso, gourmet coffee and ice cream.

James Gang Coffeehouse and Eatery See page 282018 Jefferson Rd. • 663-6060 • Mon-Fri 6 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat-Sun 7 a.m.-5 p.m. – Voted Best Coffeehouse in southernMinnesota. Fresh daily roasted coffee. Wraps, soup, sand-wiches, salads, desserts, ice cream and non-espresso drinks.Free wireless internet and business catering available.

J. Grundy’s Rueb-N-Stein See page 38503 Division St. • 645-6691 • www.ruebnstein.com11 a.m.-close – Great burgers and famous Ruebens. Casualrelaxing atmosphere. Huge selection of imported and domesticbeers, fine spirits and wines. Game room, happy hour 3:30-6 p.m., Karaoke on Fridays at 9 p.m.

Ole Café See page 251011 St. Olaf Ave • 645-2500 • Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m.-2 p.m. – A coffee shop and cafete-ria-style eatery with soups, salads, build-your-own sandwiches,panninis, and during dinner hours – build-you-own-pasta bar.A retail bakery with cakes, cheesecakes, cupcakes, cookies, barsand breakfast pastries. A pizza bar and fine beers and wines.

DINING


Friday, August 29SOCCER – Carleton Women’s vs. Lawrence, 2 p.m.

Carleton Men’s vs. Lawrence (ACM Tourney), 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 31SOCCER – Carleton Women’s hosts Lake Forest, 2 p.m.

Carleton Men’s vs. Lake Forest (ACM Tourney), 4:30 p.m.College soccer is at Carleton’s Bell Field

S P O R T S Here are the home games.

Perkins 1401 Riverview Dr. • 645-4830 • Open every day ofthe week from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. – Kids eat free on Tuesdays.

Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop – 410 Division St. • 645-8392 • Opens 6 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday – Owned and oper-ated by the Klinkhammer family since 1949. Quality bakingfrom scratch using delicious family recipes with no preserva-tives. Custom cakes, homemade breads, donuts, pies, cookies,espresso, lunch and more.

Quarterback Club – 116 3rd St. W. • 645-7886 • Mon-Sat 6 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. – Family friendly diningin Northfield for 37 years. House specialties include broastedchicken, BBQ ribs and flame-broiled hamburgers.

Sweet Lou’s Waffle Shop See page 8303 Division St. • www.sweetlouswaffles.com • 7 a.m.-2 p.m.Gourmet waffle bar, coffee and ice cream shop in a relaxed, wel-coming atmosphere with friendly service. A place to hang out,study, go wi-fi or just relax.

The Tavern of Northfield – 212 Division St. • 663-0342Sun-Thu 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri-Sat until 11 p.m. – Widevariety of homemade, from-scratch menu items. Prime rib onFriday and Saturday nights. Casual courtyard dining, Tavernlounge and deck overlooking the Cannon River. Full-service bar.

Tiny’s Dogs All Day See page 36321 Division St. S. • 645-6862 • Mon-Thu 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.,Fri 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-2p.m. – Historic former pool hall, Tiny’s continues to delightpatrons with great hot dogs, sandwiches, non-alcoholic bever-ages and snacks. Features include New York-style coneys,Chicago-style Vienna Beef, as well as Tiny’s own classic dog.Since 1947 Tiny’s has offered Northfield’s largest selection ofspecialty tobaccos and quality cigars.

Willingers Bar & Restaurant See page 16900 Canby Trail, Northfield • 952/652-2500 • Sun-Thurs 11 a.m. -9 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-10 p.m. – High above thecourse, with views of Willingers Golf Club’s fairways, greens,lakes, wetlands, ponds and trees, this venue offers dining withcasual, upscale cuisine. Enjoy dinner or simply a beverage atthe bar. Also available for wedding receptions, banquets, meet-ings or small gatherings.

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a performance described as “deeply communicative…meltinglybeautiful” by the New York Times. Their reward was $5,000 andan appearance at the Boston Early Music Festival in June 2005,which led to more concerts and another successful recording.

In 2006-07, Sylvia and Eric spent a year in France to experi-ence the source of their music first-hand, learning about thewriters of the “rich texts and exquisite music” and how themusic sounded when it was performed within the palacesfor which it was written, and studying ancient manuscriptswhere they found “melodies and poems that no one hasheard in 500 years.” Last May they returned to perform inFrance and Germany. A highlight of both trips has been astay at the Chateau de Germolles, the last remaining countrypalace of the Dukes of Burgandy, owned by museum cura-tors who have invited them back for yearly residencies. Thewebsite www.asteriamusica.com documents Asteria’s travelsin Europe and includes a blog, photos, podcasts, music

videos and information about their recordings.

After their return to New York, Eric will resume work as aresearch fellow at NYU-Brooklyn Polytechnic and Sylvia willcontinue teaching private classes in musical theater auditionand performance technique. She also will be pursuing herartistry as a doll-maker. Her handcrafted dolls, which have beencommissioned by actors who want to commemorate a favoriterole, can be ordered by the public. She has been working fortwo years on a line of fairy dolls, which may be manufacturedby a major retailer in a year or so (www.fairytaledolls.com).

And will she be returning to the stage? Could be.

“I believe in having it all,” she said brightly.

Thirty years after appearing together on a stage in St. Paul, itappears that Sylvia Rhyne and Nancy Ringham do have it all.

Thanks to Nancy and Sylvia for their willing cooperation andto Eric Hillemann of the Carleton Archives and Jeff Sauve ofthe St. Olaf Archives for their research assistance.

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